Crime Rates at Hounds Court, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol, BS37 6FT

Hounds Court area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge , and the 136th highest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hounds Court (BS37 6FT) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 109.5% higher than the Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hounds Court (BS37 6FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broad Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.